Television antenna displays



June 2, 1964 J. J. MARO 3,135,390

TELEVISION ANTENNA DISPLAYS Filed Jan. 3, 1965 INVENTOR Jess/w J MAR BY gb gv anmg if? L It} 3 7 ATTORNEY TELEVISION ANTENNA DISPLAYS Joseph I. Maro, Morton Grove, 11]., assignor to Waldorf Paper Products Company, St. Paul, Minn, a corporation of Minnesota Filed .Ian. 3, 1963, Ser. No. 249,168 7 Claims. (Cl. fill-50) This invention relates to an improvement in television antenna displays, and deals particularly with a simple device which will protect the base of the antenna and provide an advertising display for the unit. I When indoor television antennas were first producedr 11116) were relatively expensive, and were often packed in a folding carton and protected by interior packing. During recent years, the number of manufacturers of such devices has greatly increased, and the cost of the units has steadily decreased to a point where the type of packing previously used is economically impractical. It is a purpose of the present invention to provide a television antenna display which will provide the necessary advertising space and will provide some protection for the unit at a relatively low cost.

vA feature of the f present invention residesin the fact that the display is produced from a single elongated strip of paperboard which is'designed to enclose the base of the antenna, and extend longitudinally of the arms of the antenna to hold the arms in properly spaced relation and to act as a protection therefor; a

A further featureof -the present invention resides in the provision of adisplay which may be quickly and easily assembled, and which uses the structure of the aptenna itself as a means of holding the display assemb ed. I a

A further feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a display which will expose most of the structure of the antenna so that it may be readily viewed and inspected before the unit is purchased.

These and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of the specification;

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the television antenna with the display in place thereupon.

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of the structure shown in FIGURE 1. a

FIGURE 3 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the display is constructed.

The display card A is designed to contain the television antenna which is indicated in general by the letter B.

In the particular arrangement illustrated, the antenna B includes a circular base 10 supporting a spherical ball 11 having a transverse slot 12 in its upper surface. A pair of antenna arms 13 extend into the slot 12 of the sphere 11 and are pivotally connected thereto by a pivot bolt 14. The manner in which the individual arms are insulated and connected to the lead-in cord is not illustrated.

The display includes a main panel 15 having an aperture 16 near its upper end by means of which the display may be supported on a hook or the like if so desired. A generally rectangular tab 1'7 is cut from the body of the panel 15 near the upper end thereof by a U-shaped cut 19 which terminates in a transverse fold line 20. Thus the tab 17 may be swung forwardly as indicated in FIG- URES 1 and 2 of the drawings. The tab 17 is provided with a pair of spaced apertures 21 extending therethrough through which the spaced antenna arms 13 may extend as illustrated.

Patented June 2, 1964 nected along a fold line 26 to the bottom panel 27.' The.

rear edge of the bottom panel'27 is connected along the fold line 29 to the rear panels 30 and 31 which are foldably connected at 32. A pair of locking ears '33 are foldably connected to the panel31 along the fold line 34. All of the fold lines which have been mentioned are parallel.

An aperture indicated in general by the numeral 35 is provided centrally between the sides of the elongated strip which is designed to accommodate the spherical ball 11. This aperture 35 is located at the lower end of the main panel 15 and extends to some extent into the inclined frontpanel 22. The aperture includes arcuate side portions 36 and an arcuate top portion 37 on the same radius. The upper portion 39 of the aperture is generally rectangular and is located midway between the sides of the arcuate portions 36. In effect, the main portion of the aperture is circular as defined by the broken line 40 with ,a pair of generally triangular ears 41 extending into the aperture on opposite sides of center. These ears l1 are designed to extendinto the slot 12, and the remainder of the aperture extends around the spherical body 11. a

The lower portion ofthe aperture which extends into the panel22 is arcuate as indicated at 42,-the radius of arcuation being centered approximately on the fold line 23, and the radius being somewhat shorter than that of the arcuate sides 36. As a result, the portion of the display forming the lower end of the main panel and the upper portion of the inclined panel 22 fits snugly about the spherical ball 11 and the display panel 15 is held upright by engagement of the ears 41 into the slot 12.

As indicated in FIGURES 1 and 2 of the drawings, the forwardly inclined display panel 22 extends from the lower edge of the main display panel 15 to the edge of the antenna base 10, and the bottom panel '27 is ap proximately equal in width to the diameter of the base. The rear panel 30 extends upwardly from the base to a point substantially on'a horizontal plane with the axis of the ball 11, while the panel 31 extends forwardly to a point directly above the slot 12. The tongues 33 extend downwardly into the slot 12 rearwardly of the ears 41 to hold the base 10 enclosed.

In order to hold the display in its proper position, a pair of ears 43 are hingedly connected to the main display panel 15 along parallel lines of fold 44 spaced inwardly of, and parallel to, the longitudinal edges of the paperboard strip. The lower edges 45 of the ears 43 are inclined so as to overlie a portion of the panel 31 as best illustrated in FIGURE 2 of the drawings. When the display is in place, the ears 43 are bent rearwardly over the panel 31 to prevent the tongues 33 from leaving a the slot 12.

The display thus formed provides sufficient space for advertising copy, and the tab 17 holds the antenna arms 13 in parallel spaced relation and protects these arms from injury. The lower portion of the display encircles the base 10, and also acts as a protection for the spheri In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my improvement in television antenna displays, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

.1. A television antenna display for use with an antenna having abase having a vertical slot in its upper surface,

rear panel means hinged to saidbottompanel and,

adapted to extend about the rear of said base to the top of said slot, and tuck flaps on said rear panel means and adapted to extend into said slot rearwardly of said upright display panel. 1 2. The structure of claim 1 and including means on said upright display panel engageable with the antenna arms to hold them in predetermined relation.

3. The structure of claim 1 and including tab means foldably connected to said upright display panel and foldable over said tuck flaps to hold the tuck flaps engaged in said slot.

4. A television antenna display for use with an antenna having a generally flat base, a generally spherical body mounted onsaid base and having a vertical slot extending downwardly into the spherical body from the top thereof, and a pair of arms extending into said slot and pivotally connected to said base, the display including an upright display panel,

an auxiliary display panel hinged to the lower edge of said upright display panel and adapted to extend forwardly therefrom over said base,

said display panels having an aperture therethrough at the juncture thereof adapted to accommodate the portion of said spherical body from the base of the "slot to the forward surface thereof at a point adjoining the base, i i Y a' bottom panel hingedlyconnected to said auxiliary panel and adapted to extend rearwardly beneath said .base, a

rear panel means hinged to the rear edge of said bottom panel and adapted to extend rearwardly of said base'and spherical body to thetop of said slot, and

tuck flaps hingedly connected to the upper edge of said rear panel means and adapted to extend downwardly into said slot.

5. The construction of claim 4 and including means on said upright display panel adapted to engage said arms and to hold the arms in predetermined relation thereto.

6. The structure of claim 4 and including tabs hingedly connected to said upright display panel and foldable over said tuck flaps to hold the tuck flaps engaged in the slot. 7. The structure of claim 4 and in which said rear panel means includes a lower generally vertical portion and an upper forwardly and upwardly inclined portion.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,460,230 Makrianes June 25, 1949 2,949,185 Foote Aug. 16, 1960 3,002,722 Cote Oct. 3, 1961 

1. A TELEVISION ANTENNA DISPLAY FOR USE WITH AN ANTENNA HAVING A BASE HAVING A VERTICAL SLOT IN ITS UPPER SURFACE, AND A PAIR OF ARMS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED ON SAID BASE AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID SLOT, THE DISPLAY INCLUDING, AN UPRIGHT DISPLAY PANEL, AN AUXILIARY DISPLAY PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID UPRIGHT DISPLAY PANEL AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY THEREFROM, SAID DISPLAY PANELS HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH AT THE JUNCTION THEREOF ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE THE PORTION OF SAID BASE BELOW THE BASE OF SAID SLOT, A BOTTOM PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID AUXILIARY DSISPLAY PANEL AND ADAPTED TO EXTEND BENEATH THE ANTENNA BASE, REAR PANEL MEANS HINGED TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND ADAPTED TO EXTEND ABOUT THE REAR OF SAID BASE TO THE TOP OF SAID SLOT, AND TUCK FLAPS ON SAID REAR PANEL MEANS AND ADAPTED TO EXTEND INTO SAID SLOT REARWARDLY OF SAID UPRIGHT DISPLAY PANEL. 